The 2nd Annual Global Citizen Festival Has Been Scheduled For September 28 in Central Park

The Global Poverty Project will hold the 2nd annual Global Citizen Festival on September 28 in Central Park. The benefit will feature Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer - none of whom will receive a performance fee. The concert will coincide with the United Nations General Assembly meeting and is meant to urge world leaders to taken more aggressive actions to raise the living standards of the world's poor and engage the general public in issues leading toward that goal.

Most of the 54,000 tickets are free, but given out through a lottery system that requires a certain amount of points earned through tasks such as volunteering and sending letters to political leaders. Last year nearly 70,000 people too over 700,000 actions through the projects website.

"We write a big list and we think, `Who will effectively represent the cause of ending extreme poverty in the way they perform and the way they're involved, and who would also inspire a generation of people to take action?'" said Hugh Evans, the CEO of Global Poverty Project. "We're fortunate that this year some extraordinary people put up their hands to perform for free."

Find out how to register to become a Global Citizen and earn points toward a chance at a ticket here.